How to Select MIPS Quality Measures
Step 1 : Select At Least 1 Outcome Measure
For the MIPS Quality Performance Category, you must report at least one outcome measure. If no outcome measures are applicable to your patient population, then you must select at least one high-priority measure (see Step 2). The outcome measures you report count towards the six measure requirement for the Quality Performance Category. Reporting additional outcome measures beyond the required one will award two (2) bonus points to your Quality Performance Category Score.
Step 2 : Select Applicable High-Priority Measures
If you were able to select an outcome measure in Step 1, this step is optional. Non-outcome high-priority measures are worth one (1) bonus point for the Quality Performance Category. This makes it a smart idea to include as many outcome and/or high-priority measures as possible in your six Quality Performance Category Measures.
Step 3 : Make Sure You Have 6 Measures Selected
If you have not yet selected six measures and are aiming for a positive MIPS Payment Adjustment, select from the other recommended measures. If you report over six measures, CMS will calculate your MIPS Quality Performance Score using your top performing quality measures.
Recommended Quality Measures
| Quality Id | Measure Name | High Priority | Measure Type | Measure Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 023 | Perioperative Care: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis (When Indicated in ALL Patients) | yes | Process | Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing procedures for which venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis is indicated in all patients, who had an order for Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH), Low-Dose Unfractionated Heparin (LDUH), adjusted-dose warfarin, fondaparinux or mechanical prophylaxis to be given within 24 hours prior to incision time or within 24 hours after surgery end time | Read More |
| 021 | Perioperative Care: Selection of Prophylactic Antibiotic – First OR Second-Generation Cephalosporin | yes | Process | Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing procedures with the indications for a first OR second-generation cephalosporin prophylactic antibiotic who had an order for a first OR second-generation cephalosporin for antimicrobial prophylaxis | Read More |
| 050 | Urinary Incontinence: Plan of Care for Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older | yes | Process | Percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older with a diagnosis of urinary incontinence with a documented plan of care for urinary incontinence at least once within 12 months | Read More |
| 048 | Urinary Incontinence: Assessment of Presence or Absence of Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older | no | Process | Percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older who were assessed for the presence or absence of urinary incontinence within 12 months | Read More |
| 046 | Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge | yes | Process | The percentage of discharges from any inpatient facility (e.g. hospital, skilled nursing facility, or rehabilitation facility) for patients 18 years and older of age seen within 30 days following discharge in the office by the physician, prescribing practitioner, registered nurse, or clinical pharmacist providing on-going care for whom the discharge medication list was reconciled with the current medication list in the outpatient medical record This measure is reported as three rates stratified by age group: • Submission Criteria 1: 18-64 years of age • Submission Criteria 2: 65 years and older • Total Rate: All patients 18 years of age and older | Read More |
| 047 | Advance Care Plan | yes | Process | Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record or documentation in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan | Read More |
| 102 | Prostate Cancer: Avoidance of Overuse of Bone Scan for Staging Low Risk Prostate Cancer Patients | yes | Process | Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of prostate cancer at low (or very low) risk of recurrence receiving interstitial prostate brachytherapy, OR external beam radiotherapy to the prostate, OR radical prostatectomy, OR cryotherapy who did not have a bone scan performed at any time since diagnosis of prostate cancer | Read More |
| 104 | Prostate Cancer: Combination Androgen Deprivation Therapy for High Risk or Very High Risk Prostate Cancer | no | Process | Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of prostate cancer at high or very high risk of recurrence receiving external beam radiotherapy to the prostate who were prescribed androgen deprivation therapy in combination with external beam radiotherapy to the prostate | Read More |
| 110 | Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit between October 1 and March 31 who received an influenza immunization OR who reported previous receipt of an influenza immunization | Read More |
| 111 | Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults | no | Process | Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccine | Read More |
| 113 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | no | Process | Percentage of patients 50-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer | Read More |
| 128 | Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous twelve months AND with a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or during the previous twelve months of the current encounter Normal Parameters: Age 18 years and older BMI => 18.5 and < 25 kg/m2 | Read More |
| 145 | Radiology: Exposure Dose Indices or Exposure Time and Number of Images Reported for Procedures Using Fluoroscopy | yes | Process | Final reports for procedures using fluoroscopy that document radiation exposure indices, or exposure time and number of fluorographic images (if radiation exposure indices are not available) | Read More |
| 144 | Oncology: Medical and Radiation – Plan of Care for Moderate to Severe Pain | yes | Process | Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of cancer currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy who report having moderate to severe pain with a plan of care to address pain documented on or before the date of the second visit with a clinician | Read More |
| 143 | Oncology: Medical and Radiation – Pain Intensity Quantified | yes | Process | Percentage of patient visits, regardless of patient age, with a diagnosis of cancer currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy in which pain intensity is quantified | Read More |
| 134 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the positive screen | Read More |
| 131 | Pain Assessment and Follow-Up | yes | Process | Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older with documentation of a pain assessment using a standardized tool(s) on each visit AND documentation of a follow-up plan when pain is present | Read More |
| 130 | Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | yes | Process | Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration | Read More |
| 119 | Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy | no | Process | The percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes who had a nephropathy screening test or evidence of nephropathy during the measurement period | Read More |
| 181 | Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan | yes | Process | Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a documented elder maltreatment screen using an Elder Maltreatment Screening tool on the date of encounter AND a documented follow-up plan on the date of the positive screen | Read More |
| 238 | Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | yes | Process | Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were ordered high-risk medications. Two rates are submitted. 1) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least one high-risk medication 2) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least two of the same high-risk medication | Read More |
| 226 | Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user | Read More |
| 236 | Controlling High Blood Pressure | yes | Intermediate Outcome | Percentage of patients 18 - 85 years of age who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose blood pressure was adequately controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) during the measurement period | Read More |
| 265 | Biopsy Follow-Up | yes | Process | Percentage of new patients whose biopsy results have been reviewed and communicated to the primary care/referring physician and patient | Read More |
| 317 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older seen during the reporting period who were screened for high blood pressure AND a recommended follow-up plan is documented based on the current blood pressure (BP) reading as indicated | Read More |
| 342 | Pain Brought Under Control Within 48 Hours | yes | Outcome | Patients aged 18 and older who report being uncomfortable because of pain at the initial assessment (after admission to palliative care services) who report pain was brought to a comfortable level within 48 hours | Read More |
| 343 | Screening Colonoscopy Adenoma Detection Rate | yes | Outcome | The percentage of patients age 50 years or older with at least one conventional adenoma or colorectal cancer detected during screening colonoscopy | Read More |
| 358 | Patient-Centered Surgical Risk Assessment and Communication | yes | Process | Percentage of patients who underwent a non-emergency surgery who had their personalized risks of postoperative complications assessed by their surgical team prior to surgery using a clinical data-based, patient-specific risk calculator and who received personal discussion of those risks with the surgeon | Read More |
| 374 | Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report | yes | Process | Percentage of patients with referrals, regardless of age, for which the referring provider receives a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred | Read More |
| 402 | Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents | no | Process | The percentage of adolescents 12 to 20 years of age with a primary care visit during the measurement year for whom tobacco use status was documented and received help with quitting if identified as a tobacco user | Read More |
| 408 | Opioid Therapy Follow-up Evaluation | yes | Process | All patients 18 and older prescribed opiates for longer than six weeks duration who had a follow-up evaluation conducted at least every three months during Opioid Therapy documented in the medical record | Read More |
| 412 | Documentation of Signed Opioid Treatment Agreement | yes | Process | All patients 18 and older prescribed opiates for longer than six weeks duration who signed an opioid treatment agreement at least once during Opioid Therapy documented in the medical record | Read More |
| 414 | Evaluation or Interview for Risk of Opioid Misuse | yes | Process | All patients 18 and older prescribed opiates for longer than six weeks duration evaluated for risk of opioid misuse using a brief validated instrument (e.g. Opioid Risk Tool, SOAPP-R) or patient interview documented at least once during Opioid Therapy in the medical record | Read More |
| 434 | Proportion of Patients Sustaining a Ureter Injury at the Time of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair | yes | Outcome | Percentage of patients undergoing pelvic organ prolapse repairs who sustain an injury to the ureter recognized either during or within 30 days after surgery | Read More |
| 433 | Proportion of Patients Sustaining a Bowel Injury at the time of any Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair | yes | Outcome | Percentage of patients undergoing surgical repair of pelvic organ prolapse that is complicated by a bowel injury at the time of index surgery that is recognized intraoperatively or within 30 days after surgery | Read More |
| 432 | Proportion of Patients Sustaining a Bladder Injury at the Time of any Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair | yes | Outcome | Percentage of patients undergoing any surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse who sustains an injury to the bladder recognized either during or within 30 days after surgery | Read More |
| 431 | Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method at least once within the last 24 months AND who received brief counseling if identified as an unhealthy alcohol user | Read More |
| 429 | Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Preoperative Screening for Uterine Malignancy | yes | Process | Percentage of patients who are screened for uterine malignancy prior to vaginal closure or obliterative surgery for pelvic organ prolapse | Read More |
| 428 | Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Preoperative Assessment of Occult Stress Urinary Incontinence | no | Process | Percentage of patients undergoing appropriate preoperative evaluation of stress urinary incontinence prior to pelvic organ prolapse surgery per ACOG/AUGS/AUA guidelines | Read More |
| 422 | Performing Cystoscopy at the Time of Hysterectomy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse to Detect Lower Urinary Tract Injury | yes | Process | Percentage of patients who undergo cystoscopy to evaluate for lower urinary tract injury at the time of hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse | Read More |
| 454 | Percentage of Patients who Died from Cancer with More than One Emergency Department Visit in the Last 30 Days of Life (lower score – better) | yes | Outcome | Percentage of patients who died from cancer with more than one emergency department visit in the last 30 days of life | Read More |
| 455 | Percentage of Patients Who Died from Cancer Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the Last 30 Days of Life (lower score – better) | yes | Outcome | Percentage of patients who died from cancer admitted to the ICU in the last 30 days of life | Read More |
| 462 | Bone Density Evaluation for Patients with Prostate Cancer and Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy | no | Process | Patients determined as having prostate cancer who are currently starting or undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), for an anticipated period of 12 months or greater (indicated by HCPCS code) and who receive an initial bone density evaluation. The bone density evaluation must be prior to the start of ADT or within 3 months of the start of ADT | Read More |
| 462 | Bone Density Evaluation for Patients with Prostate Cancer and Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy | no | Process | Patients determined as having prostate cancer who are currently starting or undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), for an anticipated period of 12 months or greater (indicated by HCPCS code) and who receive an initial bone density evaluation. The bone density evaluation must be prior to the start of ADT or within 3 months of the start of ADT | Read More |
How to Select MIPS Improvement Activities
Step 1 : Determine how many points are needed for successful reporting.
- • 40 points: The standard number of required points and the maximum score for this Performance Category.
- • 20 points: For small or rural practices, HPSAs, or non-patient facing clinicians/groups.
- • 0 points: Certified Patient Centered Medical Homes receive full credit. A Patient Centered Medical Home must be attested to and will not automatically be classified by CMS as such.
Step 2 : Select Improvement Activities
High-weighted activities are worth 20 points, while medium-weight activities are worth 10 points. Participants can select any combination of activities to meet the requirement.
Recommended Improvement Activities
| Activity Id | Activity Name | Activity Weighting | Activity Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA_EPA_3 | Collection and use of patient experience and satisfaction data on access | Medium | Collection of patient experience and satisfaction data on access to care and development of an improvement plan, such as outlining steps for improving communications with patients to help understanding of urgent access needs. | Read More |
| IA_EPA_4 | Additional improvements in access as a result of QIN/QIO TA | Medium | As a result of Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization technical assistance, performance of additional activities that improve access to services (e.g., investment of on-site diabetes educator). | Read More |
| IA_EPA_5 | Participation in User Testing of the Quality Payment Program Website (https://qpp.cms.gov/) | Medium | User participation in the Quality Payment Program website testing is an activity for eligible clinicians who have worked with CMS to provided substantive, timely, and responsive input to improve the CMS Quality Payment Program website through product user-testing that enhances system and program accessibility, readability and responsiveness as well as providing feedback for developing tools and guidance thereby allowing for a more user-friendly and accessible clinician and practice Quality Payment Program website experience. | Read More |
| IA_PM_12 | Population empanelment | Medium | Empanel (assign responsibility for) the total population, linking each patient to a MIPS eligible clinician or group or care team.Empanelment is a series of processes that assign each active patient to a MIPS eligible clinician or group and/or care team, confirm assignment with patients and clinicians, and use the resultant patient panels as a foundation for individual patient and population health management. Empanelment identifies the patients and population for whom the MIPS eligible clinician or group and/or care team is responsible and is the foundation for the relationship continuity between patient and MIPS eligible clinician or group /care team that is at the heart of comprehensive primary care. Effective empanelment requires identification of the "active population" of the practice: those patients who identify and use your practice as a source for primary care. There are many ways to define "active patients" operationally, but generally, the definition of "active patients" includes patients who have sought care within the last 24 to 36 months, allowing inclusion of younger patients who have minimal acute or preventive health care. | Read More |
| IA_PM_16 | Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Medium | Manage medications to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and safety that could include one or more of the following: Reconcile and coordinate medications and provide medication management across transitions of care settings and eligible clinicians or groups; Integrate a pharmacist into the care team; and/orConduct periodic, structured medication reviews. | Read More |
| IA_EPA_1 | Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record | High | - Provide 24/7 access to MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or care teams for advice about urgent and emergent care (e.g., MIPS eligible clinician and care team access to medical record, cross-coverage with access to medical record, or protocol-driven nurse line with access to medical record) that could include one or more of the following:- Expanded hours in evenings and weekends with access to the patient medical record (e.g., coordinate with small practices to provide alternate hour office visits and urgent care);- Use of alternatives to increase access to care team by MIPS eligible clinicians and groups, such as e-visits, phone visits, group visits, home visits and alternate locations (e.g., senior centers and assisted living centers); and/orProvision of same-day or next-day access to a consistent MIPS eligible clinician, group or care team when needed for urgent care or transition management. | Read More |
| IA_CC_4 | TCPI Participation | Medium | Participation in the CMS Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative | Read More |
| IA_CC_14 | Practice Improvements that Engage Community Resources to Support Patient Health Goals | Medium | Develop pathways to neighborhood/community-based resources to support patient health goals that could include one or more of the following: - Maintain formal (referral) links to community-based chronic disease self-management support programs, exercise programs and other wellness resources with the potential for bidirectional flow of information; and provide a guide to available community resources.- Including through the use of tools that facilitate electronic communication between settings;- Screen patients for health-harming legal needs;- Screen and assess patients for social needs using tools that are preferably health IT enabled and that include to any extent standards-based, coded question/field for the capture of data as is feasible and available as part of such tool; and/or- Provide a guide to available community resources. | Read More |
| IA_CC_13 | Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information | Medium | Ensure that there is bilateral exchange of necessary patient information to guide patient care, such as Open Notes, that could include one or more of the following: - Participate in a Health Information Exchange if available; and/or - Use structured referral notes. | Read More |
| IA_CC_12 | Care coordination agreements that promote improvements in patient tracking across settings | Medium | Establish effective care coordination and active referral management that could include one or more of the following:Establish care coordination agreements with frequently used consultants that set expectations for documented flow of information and MIPS eligible clinician or MIPS eligible clinician group expectations between settings. Provide patients with information that sets their expectations consistently with the care coordination agreements; Track patients referred to specialist through the entire process; and/orSystematically integrate information from referrals into the plan of care. | Read More |
| IA_CC_10 | Care transition documentation practice improvements | Medium | In order to receive credit for this activity, a MIPS eligible clinician must document practices/processes for care transition with documentation of how a MIPS eligible clinician or group carried out an action plan for the patient with the patient's preferences in mind (that is, a "patient-centered" plan) during the first 30 days following a discharge. Examples of these practices/processes for care transition include: staff involved in the care transition; phone calls conducted in support of transition; accompaniments of patients to appointments or other navigation actions; home visits; patient information access to their medical records; real time communication between PCP and consulting clinicians; PCP included on specialist follow-up or transition communications. | Read More |
| IA_CC_7 | Regular training in care coordination | Medium | Implementation of regular care coordination training. | Read More |
| IA_CC_3 | Implementation of additional activity as a result of TA for improving care coordination | Medium | Implementation of at least one additional recommended activity from the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization after technical assistance has been provided related to improving care coordination. | Read More |
| IA_CC_2 | Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results | Medium | Timely communication of test results defined as timely identification of abnormal test results with timely follow-up. | Read More |
| IA_CC_1 | Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop | Medium | Performance of regular practices that include providing specialist reports back to the referring individual MIPS eligible clinician or group to close the referral loop or where the referring individual MIPS eligible clinician or group initiates regular inquiries to specialist for specialist reports which could be documented or noted in the EHR technology. | Read More |
| IA_PM_21 | Advance Care Planning | Medium | Implementation of practices/processes to develop advance care planning that includes: documenting the advance care plan or living will within the medical record, educating clinicians about advance care planning motivating them to address advance care planning needs of their patients, and how these needs can translate into quality improvement, educating clinicians on approaches and barriers to talking to patients about end-of-life and palliative care needs and ways to manage its documentation, as well as informing clinicians of the healthcare policy side of advance care planning. | Read More |
| IA_BE_4 | Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Medium | Access to an enhanced patient portal that provides up to date information related to relevant chronic disease health or blood pressure control, and includes interactive features allowing patients to enter health information and/or enables bidirectional communication about medication changes and adherence. | Read More |
| IA_BE_16 | Evidenced-based techniques to promote self-management into usual care | Medium | Incorporate evidence-based techniques to promote self-management into usual care, using techniques such as goal setting with structured follow-up, Teach Back, action planning or motivational interviewing. | Read More |
| IA_BE_15 | Engagement of Patients, Family, and Caregivers in Developing a Plan of Care | Medium | Engage patients, family, and caregivers in developing a plan of care and prioritizing their goals for action, documented in the electronic health record (EHR) technology. | Read More |
| IA_BE_13 | Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms. | Medium | Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms. | Read More |
| IA_BE_12 | Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making. | Medium | Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making. | Read More |
| IA_BE_6 | Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement | High | Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement, including development of improvement plan. | Read More |
| IA_BE_3 | Engagement with QIN-QIO to implement self-management training programs | Medium | Engagement with a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization, which may include participation in self-management training programs such as diabetes. | Read More |
| IA_BE_21 | Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials | Medium | Provide self-management materials at an appropriate literacy level and in an appropriate language. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_1 | Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization. | Medium | Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_3 | Participate in IHI Training/Forum Event; National Academy of Medicine, AHRQ Team STEPPS® or Other Similar Activity | Medium | For MIPS eligible clinicians not participating in Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV, new engagement for MOC Part IV, such as the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Training/Forum Event; National Academy of Medicine, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Team STEPPS, or the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Performance in Practice Modules. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_4 | Administration of the AHRQ Survey of Patient Safety Culture | Medium | Administration of the AHRQ Survey of Patient Safety Culture and submission of data to the comparative database (refer to AHRQ Survey of Patient Safety Culture website http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/index.html).Note: This activity may be selected once every 4 years, to avoid duplicative information given that some of the modules may change on a year by year basis but over 4 years there would be a reasonable expectation for the set of modules to have undergone substantive change, for the improvement activities performance category score. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_8 | Use of Patient Safety Tools | Medium | In order to receive credit for this activity, a MIPS eligible clinician must use tools that assist specialty practices in tracking specific measures that are meaningful to their practice.Some examples of tools that could satisfy this activity are: a surgical risk calculator; evidence based protocols, such as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols;106 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guide for Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings107 predictive algorithms; and the opiate risk tool (ORT)108 or similar tool. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_9 | Completion of the AMA STEPS Forward program | Medium | Completion of the American Medical Association's STEPS Forward program. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_11 | Participation in CAHPS or other supplemental questionnaire | High | Participation in the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey or other supplemental questionnaire items (e.g., Cultural Competence or Health Information Technology supplemental item sets). | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_12 | Participation in private payer CPIA | Medium | Participation in designated private payer clinical practice improvement activities. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_22 | CDC Training on CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain | High | Completion of all the modules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) course "Applying CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids" that reviews the 2016 "Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain." Note: This activity may be selected once every 4 years, to avoid duplicative information given that some of the modules may change on a year by year basis but over 4 years there would be a reasonable expectation for the set of modules to have undergone substantive change, for the improvement activities performance category score. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_23 | Completion of CDC Training on Antibiotic Stewardship | High | Completion of all modules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention antibiotic stewardship course. Note: This activity may be selected once every 4 years, to avoid duplicative information given that some of the modules may change on a year by year basis but over 4 years there would be a reasonable expectation for the set of modules to have undergone substantive change, for the improvement activities performance category score. | Read More |
| IA_PSPA_24 | Initiate CDC Training on Antibiotic Stewardship | Medium | Completion of greater than 50 percent of the modules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention antibiotic stewardship course. Note: This activity may be selected once every 4 years, to avoid duplicative information given that some of the modules may change on a year by year basis, but over 4 years there would be a reasonable expectation for the set of modules to have undergone substantive change, for the improvement activities performance category score. | Read More |
| IA_AHE_1 | Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up | High | Seeing new and follow-up Medicaid patients in a timely manner, including individuals dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. A timely manner is defined as within 10 business days for this activity. | Read More |